Essays about: "European climate"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 567 essays containing the words European climate.

  1. 31. Has the EU ETS been efficient in reducing carbon dioxide emissions without harming firm revenue?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Raab; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The increasing urgency of climate change has raised the need for effective climate policy. The European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS) is the world’s first and largest ‘cap and trade’ policy which aims at reducing carbon dioxide emissions at the most cost-efficient allocation. READ MORE

  3. 32. Phase Change Material : Potential for increased fire resistance in concrete

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : William Toivanen; [2023]
    Keywords : Phase change material; concrete; fire resistance; integration into building materials; latent heat; melting;

    Abstract : The European commission has in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive from 2010 decided that its member states were required to ensure that all new buildings by the end of 2020 were nearly zero-energy buildings. These buildings require small amounts of energy compared to its performance in example by keeping a pleasant indoor climate. READ MORE

  4. 33. Spatial downscaling of gridded soil moisture products using optical and thermal satellite data: the effects of using different vegetation indices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Tómas Halldórsson Alexander; [2023]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Remote Sensing; Soil moisture; Downscaling; Vegetation index; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Soil moisture (SM) plays an important role in the exchange of heat and water between the surface and atmosphere, impacting water and energy cycles and the climate. Satellite remote sensing offers a global-scale estimation of SM; however, the coarse resolutions of satellite SM products, typically ranging from 25-50 km, are unsuitable for regional analysis. READ MORE

  5. 34. The Role of the ECHR in Climate Change - Difficulties and Solutions in Implementing an Obligation to Combat Climate Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Cesar Örvall; [2023]
    Keywords : Public international law; Human Rights Law; ECHR; European Convention on Human Rights; Climate Change; Paris Agreement; ECtHR; European Court of Human Rights; Global Warming; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the ECHR with the aim of exploring the possible existence of positive substantive obligations connected to climate change and pertaining to the right to life and right to health as expressed in article 2 and 8 of the Convention. It departs by compiling how a positive substantive obligation is found in the ECHR system. READ MORE

  6. 35. On the Carbon Border: The Western Balkans and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Daniella Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Western Balkan; European Union EU ; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In May 2023, the EU adopted a crucial part of their updated climate policy, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This thesis poses questions about how this novel legislation affects the EUs South-Eastern neighbours, the Western Balkans (WB). READ MORE